Midwifery-Promoting Public Policies and Health Outcomes
Many health care policy researchers believe that non-physician clinicians, such as physician assistants, nurse practitioners and midwives can help to reduce cost while maintaining quality. Midwifery...
View Article“The country’s dismal rates of vaginal birth after Caesarean”
From the N.Y. Times: The national Caesarean rate, 31.8 percent, has been rising steadily for the last 11 years and is fed by repeat patients. Critics say that doctors are performing too many...
View ArticleHome Births: Feminists vs. OB/GYNs
Why aren’t physicians more supportive of home births and midwifery? The answer is that it eats into their market share and reduces their income. “[In the 1970s] feminists argued that medical care...
View ArticleWhy did Blue Sheild fail to pay for a home birth?
The Illenbergers wanted to have a home birth. To do this, they contracted with a Licensed Midwife. The birth was successful and the mother and baby are happy and healthy. But Blue Shield of...
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